I believe that I’ve picked up the habit of talking to myself and I’d like to see who else here does this.
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The meds stopped it for me
I used to talk to myself 4-5 hours a day
Elaborate conversations
Haven’t uttered a word to myself since the meds
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sometimes that’s all I have 
We have quite amusing conversations I might say.
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It helps me study.
I know I am okay when I am reading medicine makes and therapy names out loud, when I argue with my reflection, I need help.
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I read somewhere that the more senses you can involve in learning helps retain it better. Like if you read out loud what your reading and can also write notes on it at the same time.
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Nope, I don’t. While I was in hospital a doctor asked me if I have conversations with myself in my head, and I said 'doesn’t everybody? '. But now on meds I don’t.
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I used to have conversations with myself all the time but the medication put an end to that. Now I just talk to the cat.
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That’s my rule! It’s okay to talk to myself in the car, and it’s okay to talk to the cats.
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I put rules on it too…alone is OK and in the car…but I avoid it as much as I can…it helps but it upsets the Normie’s …
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sometimes, i did it in the office today as well, it was totally unrelated to my symptoms.
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Thank you all you lovely people who replied and voted! I’m jealous of you guys who don’t really have anything negative happen with the self-talking, since I’ve noticed that I talk about myself in a negative light when I do it. Along with that, I tend to say strange phrases such as, “I’m bleeding” (despite being physically fine), etc. I’m just hoping that it’s just a temporary habit if not a new symptom that just popped up that can be treated.
Yes. I talk to myself sometimes, this help me to focus on something, to develop some ideas or my spiritual concepts
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I get this, too! Only it tends to be more gross than violent, like goofy bathroom and digestive talk that has nothing to do with reality. Really bizarre.
I had a serious problem with it last year, just constantly talking to myself at work. I made myself write down everything I said word for word and the time at which I said it. It was pretty sobering, and I became much more conscious of it when I did that.
I started setting goals, like “go 15 minutes without talking to yourself,” “go 45.” It’s also when I came up with my rules: cars, cats, and I forgot to mention in the shower is okay, too. I got better at managing it in public with practice.
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Thank you so much! I’ll write that down in the new journal I got at the bookstore this weekend and work on doing that. Fingers crossed that it works. 
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I talk to myself occasionally. Everyday. Not much lately. I asked for a medication increase and it helps with the self talk. I don’t like to talk to myself. It feels wrong. I’m alone almost all the time and I used to talk to myself exclusive of thinking throughout the day. I don’t like it. It feels wrong.
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. I used to do it a lot more but meds have helped slow it down quite a bit. I was talking to the brain researchers who are constantly studying me but more and more it began to feel kinda crazy and I have cut way back to almost not at all.
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I noticed that since coming off of all APs I do talk to myself once in a while.
Not in some psychotic way, and I never do it in front of others - Never in public.
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i laugh to myself
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Talking to yourself is actually healthy.
Lots of so called “Normal” people talk to themselves out loud.
As long as it is based in reality, then its fine.
Here is an interesting Article on the Subject:
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I love talking to myslf. I dont have anyone else at all that i can talk to so hell yeah i do. But im still working on letting it bother me when others are present. Im getting there though.
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